Chapter 113
Chapter 113
10:00 p.m., Encounter Bar.
Zhou Yichuan had been drinking with a few friends, and he was already fairly drunk.
Thinking of the scene that morning, when Xia Sheng got out of Shen Ze’s car, Zhou Yichuan’s heart filled with jealousy and resentment. He couldn’t help cursing, “That woman who fawns on the rich and powerful is just like her little sister after all-both of them are snobs. The moment she sees some rich guy, she goes plastering herself all over him!
“Once I take over the family business, I’ll make the Zhou Family even more prosperous than the Shen Family. When that day comes, I’ll make that little bitch Xia Sheng kneel at my feet and call me Daddy!”
The few guys drinking with him all rushed to flatter him after hearing that. They joined him in cursing Xia Sheng inside and out, using nearly every slur for promiscuous women they could on her.
Only after hearing the others curse Xia Sheng too did Zhou Yichuan feel a little better.
Sure enough, Xia Sheng and women like her had no eye for quality. A man like him was someone countless women wanted and still couldn’t get, yet Xia Sheng alone was too blind to see his worth. Instead, she picked Shen Ze, that useless pretty face.
With Shen Ze’s wealth and status, who knew how many women he’d already slept with? And Xia Sheng still threw herself at him. For all anyone knew, who could say how he’d be manhandling her tonight?
Thinking of that, Zhou Yichuan instantly felt much more at peace.
She acted so proud in front of him, but in someone else’s bed, wasn’t she still nothing more than a plaything?
As he imagined Xia Sheng and Shen Ze rolling around in bed together that night, a sudden agitation rose in Zhou Yichuan’s chest, and his expression gradually turned lewd.
He lifted his foot and kicked the person beside him. “Go get me a woman.”
The one he kicked was a lackey who often trailed behind him.
The moment Zhou Yichuan spoke, the man immediately broke into a flattering, ingratiating smile. “Don’t worry, Brother Chuan, it’s already been arranged. She’s at the hotel next door. You can just go straight over.”
“You’re good at getting things done.” Zhou Yichuan smiled and casually pulled more than a dozen red bills from his wallet and threw them at him.
“This is your reward. Give me the room key.”
“Right away, right away.” The man hurriedly picked up the money from his body and servilely handed the room card to Zhou Yichuan.
After Zhou Yichuan staggered off with the card, the man counted the money in his hand and spat on the ground.
“He gives this little every time and still acts like some big shot! A piece of trash who wouldn’t even be able to afford a meal without his family backing him up, and the only person he dares throw his weight around with is me!”
Someone beside him heard that and laughed. “If he’s trash, and you’re sucking up to him that hard, doesn’t that make you even worse than trash?”
The man immediately kicked the speaker and laughed as he cursed, “Get lost.”
After the group chatted for a while, they started planning where to go drinking next.
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Zhou Yichuan staggered toward the hotel with the room card in hand.
This hotel was near the bar, separated only by a narrow alley.
As he passed that dark, cramped alley, Zhou Yichuan vaguely heard pained groans coming from inside.
With bleary eyes, he glanced into the alley and saw an old man lying on the ground with a broken leg.
The bloody wound on that leg scared half the alcohol out of him on the spot. He stumbled backward several steps and nearly fell to the ground.
Hearing movement outside, the Old Daoist in the alley lifted his head and looked over.
After Xia Sheng had severed one of his legs, the Old Daoist had spent almost all his energy hiding his aura, so he hadn’t managed to flee very far.
As soon as he reached this alley, he had collapsed to the ground from excessive blood loss.
He had originally thought he was going to die here today, but unexpectedly, someone had found him.
In a weak voice, he begged, “Take me to the hospital…”
Zhou Yichuan had absolutely no intention of helping him. He only wanted to leave as quickly as possible, so he wouldn’t get dragged into any trouble.
Seeing that he was about to leave, the Old Daoist hurriedly crawled forward a few steps and said, “Don’t go! As long as you save me, I can help you fulfill any wish!”
Zhou Yichuan paused, then eyed the Old Daoist’s Daoist robes suspiciously. “Is what you’re saying true?”
The Old Daoist immediately nodded and took a piece of jade out from his sleeve. “This jade can steal other people’s health and lifespan, extending your life and making you healthier.”
Half-believing him, Zhou Yichuan walked over and took the item from the Old Daoist’s hand.
The Old Daoist continued, “Besides stealing other people’s health and lifespan, this jade can also absorb other people’s fortune and luck, helping you become the richest man in the Capital City.
“If there’s a girl you like, I can also help you control her and make her fall in love with you.”
Zhou Yichuan had no real interest in better health or a longer life, but when he heard the Old Daoist say he could make him the richest man in the Capital City and even make women fall for him, he was instantly interested.
If the Old Daoist really had that kind of ability and could make him the richest man in the Capital City, wouldn’t that mean he could trample Shen Ze underfoot?
More importantly, if the Old Daoist really could control Xia Sheng, that woman who always looked down on him, then wouldn’t she be his to toy with and ravage as he pleased?
He turned the jade over in his hand several times without noticing anything unusual and asked, “This thing doesn’t look all that special. Are you sure it works?”
The Old Daoist nodded. “Of course. All you have to do is drip a drop of blood onto it so it recognizes you as its master, then place it on the person whose fortune you want to absorb. It will draw all of their fortune and luck onto you.
“If you don’t believe me, go outside and try it on someone.”
The moment the Old Daoist finished speaking, Zhou Yichuan placed the jade directly on the Old Daoist’s body.
The Old Daoist’s pupils contracted slightly. He hadn’t expected Zhou Yichuan to actually do that.
His leg had already been injured to begin with, and the moment the jade touched him, the blood that had only just clotted immediately began seeping out in large amounts again. The pain made the Old Daoist cry out loudly.
At the same time, Zhou Yichuan felt some kind of mysterious power surging into his body. His slightly drunken head gradually cleared, and his whole mental state became as refreshed as if he had just woken up in the morning.
Only then did he finally believe the Old Daoist’s words. “This thing really does seem to work. I’ll call an ambulance and get you to the hospital.”
The Old Daoist struggled to catch his breath and said, “Y-you… first take the jade off me, or this old life of mine really is going to be finished!”
He was linked to these pieces of jade. Earlier that day, Xia Sheng had destroyed the jade buried beneath the palm tree, and all the luck and lifespan he had absorbed over the past several days had been returned in full. That was also one of the reasons he was now so weak.
He was already on the verge of death as it was. If Zhou Yichuan’s jade stayed on him any longer, he might really die here today.
Seeing how miserable he looked, Zhou Yichuan also worried that if the Old Daoist died, no one would help him make Xia Sheng fall in love with him, so he removed the jade.
The Old Daoist gasped for breath and finally recovered a little.
After Zhou Yichuan called for an ambulance, he asked, “You said just now that you have a way to make someone fall in love with me. What is it?”
The Old Daoist wasn’t stupid. If he revealed everything, Zhou Yichuan might stop caring whether he lived or died.
“I’m weak right now and can’t cast any spells. Let’s wait until I’ve recovered a little first.”
Zhou Yichuan could tell that he was worried Zhou Yichuan would abandon him, and he felt a flicker of impatience.
But for the sake of dealing with Xia Sheng, for the sake of making that woman moan sweetly beneath him, he ultimately forced himself to swallow his anger.
Wasn’t that woman awfully arrogant?
In a few days, he’d show Xia Sheng what a real man was!”